14:01Mourinho's view on the derby
My motivation is to finish second, I still have the motivation of finishing top four, mathematically is not done, is a good distance but not done so that’s the first objective but after that I don’t hide. That in practical terms and finish next season to finish second third or fourth is exactly the same, you don’t win the title but qualify for the Champions League group stage, but I prefer to finish third and fourth and second and first, and we have been second for many many months, is out objective to fight for that and for that we need points. My objective for tomorrow is try to have points to finish second.

Situations like these shows us how lazy sports journalism can be.
How does he answer those ridiculous questions if he's not doing the work for them?
Does it show you can compete...ridiculous question to ask.

Sure whatever he says in a presser is spinned/altered anyway. If he gave a genuine response to the the Liverpool vs City game and said "Yes Liverpool were very good, better team on the day" - Press would say "Jose blasts Pep: Liverpool much better team than City". Donkeys

It was a good week, a normal week, no mid week match because no Champions League for us so more time to train but a good normal week I would call it.

I don’t know what can be decisive the more I play big matches the more I can relate the more difficult it is to answer because sometimes you think you expect one thing and then the game is completely different so honestly I don’t know.

Why he is obsessed with getting points for 2nd? For me what's important is that tommorow is an opportunity to lay down a marker for next season and when they asked him about Liverpool-City game and whether it changes his approach he says no. Its concerning if hes watched that game and decided in his mind that defending is the way. Expect more bus parking tommorow.

Why he is obsessed with getting points for 2nd? For me what's important is that tommorow is an opportunity to lay down a marker for next season and when they asked him about Liverpool-City game and whether it changes his approach he says no. Its concerning if hes watched that game and decided in his mind that defending is the way. Expect more bus parking tommorow.

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Think we will need to see how we perform in the game, if we give it a go or not, the result, how Jose reacts to the result. I hope as you said that he understands the significance of this game. That we do not want to be the team who hands them the title, that it is a derby match that we also want to win.